shocketh

Verb

shock (third-person singular simple present shocks, present participle shocking, simple past and past participle shocked)

1. (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
   • The disaster shocked the world.

   Synonyms:

   shatter

2. (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
3. (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
4. (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
   • Ammonium nitrate can detonate if severely shocked.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
   • They saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock together.1832, Thomas De Quincey, Klosterheim Or, the Masque
6. (transitive) To cook something very briefly in a hot liquid, then immediately submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
   • Can you shock the spinach over there?

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